> Granting H1 to top salaries mean only big companies will be able to afford these visas. No, it means only very profitable companies will be able to afford to

> Granting H1 to top salaries mean only big companies will be able to afford these visas. No, it means only very profitable companies will be able to afford top talent. That's the idea. > What happens to an H1 holder that starts off in a 200k position and wants to leave to a 150k+equity position? It doesn't have to be based on a single form of compensation. You could adjust for equity based compensation and adjust the lower limit accordingly. Even if you didn't adjust for equity based compensation, you'd be far better off than the current lottery based system.